Collar



March 22, 1927; M. KAHN 1,622,037

COLLAR Filed Nov. 22. 1924 INVENTOR MARC M/m A ORNEY Patented Mar. 22,1927.

E STATES MARCUS KAl-IN, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

COLLAR.

Application filed November 22, 1924.

This invention relates to starched, ironed detachable collars.

For the most part, collars of this type' are attached to a short bandthrough the medium of two collar buttons or studs, the back collarbutton and the front collar button, which cooperate with three buttonholes, one in the rear of the collar and one in each of the front tabs.Some wearers of collars, however, are greatly annoyed by the rear collarbutton pressing, as it does, upon the spine. There have, heretofore,been some attempts to do away with the back collar button, some wearersof collars even going to the extent of omitting all attachment for therear of the collar.

The object of the present invention is to make possible,-withoutmaterially adding to the cost of such a collar, for its secureattachment to a shirt band at the back either with the use of a backcollar button or without the use of a back collar button, to provide forthe ironing of the collar in mangles without the danger of mutilationand, at the same time, leave the finished collar substantially equallysatisfactory both for the user of the back collar button and for thenonuser of the back collar button.

In carrying out this object, I contemplate the provision in the backportion of the collar of an upstanding tab formed from the body materialof the collar itself, involving all plies thereof, but not increasingthe thickness of the back portion of the collar and within its ownconfines providing the usual rear button hole for the back collarbutton.

It is still a further object of my invention so to coordinate the backbutton hole and a securing tab in the back of the collar adapted to tuckup into the usual pocket formed on the shirt band, as to make impossiblea cooperative weakening of the collar between these two provisions,namely, the tab and the back button hole. To this end, I terminate theslot, which forms the back tab, materially below the locality of theback button hole preferably mid-way between the line of the back buttonhole and the bottom edge of the collar.

The above will better be understood by reference to the illustrativeembodiment of my invention described in the following specification inconnection with the accompanying drawings which drawings form a part ofthe specification. It is to this illus- Serial No. 751,523.

trative embodiment that the claim; is directed for purposes ofillustration and not limitation.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a'perspect-ive view of a collar of theturned down typo embodying my invention;

Figure 2 is a rear perspective view of a shirt of commercialconstruction providing a rear pocket in the neckband;

Figure 3 is an enlarged rear elevation partly in section, showing thecoordination of the back button hole and securing tab; and

Figure 4 is a cross section through the rear part of a collar attachedin accordance with my invention to the neck band of a shirt.

A collar A, preferably of launderable textile fabric of the type adaptedto be starched stiff and ironed in commercial laundries, may, as to itsexposed characteristics and general construction, be as is usual in thetrade. My invention appertains particularly to the method and means forattaching the rear of the collar to the neckband 0f the shirt. Thecollar has the usual front tabs 1 and 2, providing the front buttonholes 3 and 4, adapted to cooperate with the front collar button 5. Atthe rear, however, a curved slot 6, preferably of circular arcuateconfiguration, is formed through the entire wall 7 with its edgesprovided with button hole stitching or any suitable re-inforcingstitching 8. The shape and positioning of this slot is important. It isdesirable that the vertical curvature of the slot be gentle relativelyto its circumferential extent. That indicated in the drawing ispreferable. It is also most desirable that the terminal ends 9 and 10 ofthis slot be carefully positioned. This slot 6 forms, in the material ofthe collar, a tab a adapted to be tucked up into the pocket formed bythe loose ply b of the shirt neck band B in which ply the back buttonhole 0 is located.

The back button hole for the collar A is formed centrally andsymmetrically in the tab (6 of my collar construction, preferably aboutmid-way between the top of the tab 12 and the bottom locality of theslot ends 9 and 10 which is indicated by the dot and dash line 13 inFigure 3. It is also preferable that this tab at be located so that theterminals 9 and 10 of the slot 6 are about mid-way between the line ofthe button hole 13 and the bottom terminal edge 16 of the collar. Whenthe collar is attached either through the medium of the button hole 15or through the medium of the tab at a bending tendency upon the bodymaterial of the collar in the neighborhood of the tab exists. In myconstruction, the button hole 15, being located well up above thelocation of the terminal ends of the slot (1', provides a tab of maximumstrength. In fact, the button hole constitutes no Weakness therein, butmerely a ready means of attaching for those users who desire the use ofa back collar button.

The incline in shape of the slot forming the tab is also such that eventhough the tab a be bent out somewhat from the body of the collar, thepassing of the collar through the mangle will automatically cause thetab to assume the same plane as the body of the collar and not tend tobe turned off or folded down on itself.

hat I claim and desire to secure by United States Letters l. atent is:

A collar of the stiff launderable variety,

having its rear middle portion provided with a symmetrically curvedslot, upwardly extending from and to symmetrically positioned terminalsnear, but materially separated from the bottom edge of the collar,whereby an attaching tab adapted automatically to adjust itself withinthe natural planes of the collar body, upon ironing, is provided Withoutany tendency for said tab to be torn off or folded over on itself; saidtab also being provided with a collar button-hole extendingsubstantially parallel to the bottom edge of said collar, located amaterial distance above the locality of said terminals of said slot,whereby said tab is freed from the weakening effect of saidcollar-button-hole when said tab, as an entirety, is bent out from thebody of the collar.

In, Witnesswhereof, I have Signed my name to this specification this15th day of Sept, 1924.

MARCUS KAHN.

